The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness

Beauty Behind the Madness is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter The Weeknd. It was released on August 28, 2015, by XO and Republic Records. The album features guest appearances from Labrinth, Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey, with production handled by The Weeknd himself, Illangelo, DaHeala, Ben Billions, Stephan Moccio, Max Martin, Ali Payami and Danny Boy Styles, among others.

The album was supported by five singles: "Often", "The Hills", "Can't Feel My Face", "In the Night" and "Acquainted". "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face" both reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Beauty Behind the Madness also includes the Academy Award-nominated song "Earned It", which was released as a single from the soundtrack to Fifty Shades of Grey.

Beauty Behind the Madness received generally positive reviews from critics, debuting at number one in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and in its first week recorded sales of 412,000 units in addition to streaming. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, It became the tenth best-selling album of 2015, with 1.5 million copies sold worldwide. To date, the album has sold over two million units in the United States.

Tracklist

1. Real Life

2. Losers (featuring Labrinth)

3. Tell Your Friends

4. Often

5. The Hills"

6. Acquainted

7. Can't Feel My Face

8. Shameless

9. Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)

10. In the Night

11. As You Are

12. Dark Times (featuring Ed Sheeran)

13. Prisoner (featuring Lana Del Rey)

14. Angel